As the title says, I’ve been looking for the longest time for any Pokemon Mystery Dungeon ROM hacks that have weight gain mechanics and visuals. And I’m asking specifically for ROM hacks because while yes, I am aware that text adventures like PWGD exist, that’s just it, they’re only text. They don’t satisfy the craving I’m wanting without visuals to coincide with. And while a visual novel styled game, assuming one exists, might fix that issue, I’d still be wanting a game that plays like PMD. I would have thought with Sky Temple, the ROM editing tool for PMD, having been out for a few years now, there would be something, but still nothing.
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No? Nothing at all? Is there really nothing out there?
I guess so unfortunately. it’s not super surprising though considering the mainline pokemon games only have like 2 unfinished hacks out there (at least last I checked) and PMD isn’t as popular
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At least from what I’ve seen is very unlikely to find one. There are very, very few romhacks for the mainline games like Yamhead has said (I made one, but doesn’t have WG mechanics and rather make most of the characters fat) and for spin-off games may be impossible to find one or that a person may be working on one.
Making romhacks are way harder (being part of the reason why some prefer to work on stuff like RPG maker xp with Pkmn essentials as is easier and more flexible) and functions like that may be even more, but what I do know is that is possible to do that PMD. Hopefully someone may work on a romhack with those features.
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The main problem I can see would be finding someone willing to do all the something-hundred sprites for any kind of visual weight gain across even just a small selection of pokemon. Just one supported pokemon is upward of 20 different sprites, times however many variant forms you’re looking to add.